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Does picking your nose really increase your risk of COVID?

  • Written by: Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Picking your nose is linked to an increased risk of COVID, according to a study out today.

The study was conducted in health workers. This raises two main questions.

One, were these health workers washingtheir hands at work? Two, what does this study mean for the rest of us nose pickers?

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